2009 Mariners ACL team and match discussions

[Atomic]

OK, have a starting eleven for tomorrow:

-------------- Danny ---------------
Porter --- Boogs ----- Wilko --- Pedj
Osman --- Huke ----- Hutch --- Heff
-------- Simon ------ Nik -----------

Probable bench:
Redders
Kwas
Rizzo
Clarky
Elrich
Caceras
Dylan/Stringers (if Dylan recovers from his stomach bug)

I like the side and the bench tbh. I'm a bit confused about the Stringers for Dylan concept. Not exactly replacing like for like. Isn't there anyone else in the squad that would be more suitable to replace Dyl?

 

[marinermick]

OK, have a starting eleven for tomorrow:

-------------- Danny ---------------
Porter --- Boogs ----- Wilko --- Pedj
Osman --- Huke ----- Hutch --- Heff
-------- Simon ------ Nik -----------

Probable bench:
Redders
Kwas
Rizzo
Clarky
Elrich
Caceras
Dylan/Stringers (if Dylan recovers from his stomach bug)

I like the side and the bench tbh. I'm a bit confused about the Stringers for Dylan concept. Not exactly replacing like for like. Isn't there anyone else in the squad that would be more suitable to replace Dyl?

you have a big bench so there is already players covering all position as well as starting eleven players who can play in more than one position

i guess it is just a matter of putting the next best seven players on the bench regardless of where they play

stringers would be a fat better option than a d'apuzzo or mitchell lewis

 

[Blair]

-------------- Danny ---------------
Porter ----Pedj ----- Wilko ---Heff
Elrich  --- Huke ----- Caceras --- Kwas
-------- Simon ------ Niki -----------

 

[FFC Mariner]

Do you reckon Lawrie knows more about Pohang than they know about us?

Probably not - we still insist on defending a high line against MV FFS

 

[mariners4ever]

-------------- Danny ---------------
Porter ----Pedj ----- Wilko ---Heff
Elrich  --- Huke ----- Caceras --- Kwas
-------- Simon ------ Niki -----------

: the starting 11 has already been named!!! see about 5 posts above 

 

[Razorback]

Will be interesting to see which bench players will be used. Is it the stock standard 3 subs only rule or are there variations for this comp?

 

[mariners4ever]

Will be interesting to see which bench players will be used. Is it the stock standard 3 subs only rule or are there variations for this comp?

yep just the three, i would expect lawrie to use macca, rizzo/elrich and either clarky or caceras

 

[brett]

Do you reckon Lawrie knows more about Pohang than they know about us?

Probably not - we still insist on defending a high line against MV FFS

I think it was a 442 article yesterday that had him talking about some of their players. It didn't seem that convincing...not sure whether it would have made the Korean media wet their pants though. This really will be the great unknown.

 

[Bear]

Made for a fustrating press conference but I think the gist of it was that they studied heaps of Mariners videos and the danger men for the Mariners are Rizzo, Caceras and Wilkinson.

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danger men are heff, porter and matty imo

 

[Blair]

Made for a fustrating press conference but I think the gist of it was that they studied heaps of Mariners videos and the danger men for the Mariners are Rizzo, Caceras and Wilkinson.

taking
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piss

danger men are heff, porter and matty imo

Adrian is a live spark when he wants to be.

 

[Razorback]

            Danny
Porter Pedj Wilko Heff
             Huke
Kwas                Rizzo
            Hutch
      Matty   Dylan


Bench - whoever

i like that lineup better even though macca and matty don't really work well together, with probably disco, adrian and gumps impact players, maybe smith possibly to be used as an impact player if a player is injured

I wish Kwas and Hutch were playing for Pohang

I wish you supported Newcastle. Ever thought about it.

Go to http://au.fourfourtwo.com/forums/ and check the posts from cool cat, maybe they could both get together and form a detractors group at the south end of bluetounge.

Question i pose to you razor, will there be 1 or 2 people there?

Ever thought of jamming yourself ursus...
Won't appologise for being frustrated with current recruitment lads, if your happy with our current squad then good on you, mediocrity must float your boat!

Seeing that we do not have a marquee, and knowing that the mariners will hold out for a good deal rather than jump at anything at any cost, i am happy with the current squad. Its what we have and any amount of rubbish posts bagging the shite out of the guys will not change that.

Your definition of mediocrity would be needed here as i believe that being in the running for the premiership untill rd 17 does not equate to mediocrity.

Read my post again genius! I was referring to the current recruitment of the mariners as mediocre. Why we haven't recruited a CB when there is clearly a nead is beyond me. Is that a good enough explanation or do I need to draw you a picture.
And I wish what has happened after round 17 equated to mediocrity, but IMO it has been a complete and utter shambles. Although I'm interested to see what you think, but based on your previous posts you must be smiling from ear to ear with the mariners current prediciment. Sounds like cool cat to me! Maybe your one in the same person

 

[mariners4ever]

3. Shane Huke, 4. Pedj Bojic, 5. Bradley Porter, 7. John Hutchinson, 8. Dean Heffernan, 9. Nik Mrdja, 10. Adrian Caceres, 11. Dylan Macallister, 13. Paul OGrady, 15. Andrew Clark, 16. Nigel Boogaard, 17. Matthew Osman, 18. Alex Wilkinson, 19. Matt Simon, 20. Danny Vukovic (gk), 21. Ahmad Elrich, 22. Nick Rizzo, 23. Adam Kwasnik, 30. Andrew Redmayne (gk) *one to be omitted

looks like it will be stingers who will be dropped

http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=26944

 

[marinermick]

I will be in Sydney city tomorrow and leaving there at about three. If any of the Sydneysiders and Sydney commuters want a lift message me.

 

[Razorback]

Kwas in Jedi's number... How dare he!

 

[FFC Mariner]

All I want to see is 100% commitment and effort. You cant ever ask for more than that and as long as we get it, no complaints from me.

(PS - That includes you Wilko, no dropping of the head please)

 

[brett]

All I want to see is 100% commitment and effort. You cant ever ask for more than that and as long as we get it, no complaints from me.

(PS - That includes you Wilko, no dropping of the head please)

+1

I've posted elsewhere why I think it is difficult for an A-League club to recruit in Feb/March in an expansion year, asked for a response and didn't get one. The recruitment indeed hasn't been inspiring, but if you think it through, it's understandable why.

I didn't mind when the negative posts had some basic logical reasoning behind them - fair is fair - but the 'thought police' are on the other side now: Be disappointed, don't look forward to our Asian adventure, wish painful deaths on the players even if they're doing their best and if you want to think any different, "jam yourself".

 

[marinermick]

All I want to see is 100% commitment and effort. You cant ever ask for more than that and as long as we get it, no complaints from me.

(PS - That includes you Wilko, no dropping of the head please)

+1

I've posted elsewhere why I think it is difficult for an A-League club to recruit in Feb/March in an expansion year, asked for a response and didn't get one. The recruitment indeed hasn't been inspiring, but if you think it through, it's understandable why.

I didn't mind when the negative posts had some basic logical reasoning behind them - fair is fair - but the 'thought police' are on the other side now: Be disappointed, don't look forward to our Asian adventure, wish painful deaths on the players even if they're doing their best and if you want to think any different, "jam yourself".

lol, spot on, and how dare someone wear an ex-player's shirt as well

 

[dub]

Kwas in Jedi's number... How dare he!

here here at least no one will ever take number 40 hope they still have his mobile number as they might need to SOS him after tommorow night as nothing will lift the team like he did at the start of the season and that is what they needed for the finals and noone even talked about it ?

 

[scottmac]

you must be smiling from ear to ear with the mariners current prediciment.

What, being one of Aus's representatives in the ACL. I don't think i am getting your point razor, i need a picture.

 

[~Floss~]

Kwas in Jedi's number... How dare he!

here here at least no one will ever take number 40 hope they still have his mobile number as they might need to SOS him after tommorow night as nothing will lift the team like he did at the start of the season and that is what they needed for the finals and noone even talked about it ?

If you can't recycle numbers we'll get well in excess of #40 before too long. :